Lausanne

Lausanne is a city in Switzerland. It has a population of about 140,000 people. The city is the capital of the district Lausanne. It is also the capital of the canton of Vaud. Lausanne is the fourth biggest city of Switzerland. The syndic of Lausanne (syndic is the French word for mayor in the canton of Vaud) is Grégoire Junod, from the Socialist Party, since 2016.

Cathedral Notre-Dame of Lausanne

Lausanne
Municipality
Aerial view of Lausanne
Coat of arms
Location of Lausanne
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Coordinates: 46°31.19′N 6°38.01′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Lausanne
Government
• Executive	Municipalité with 7 members
• Mayor	Syndic (list) Grégoire Junod SPS/PSS (as of 2016)
• Parliament	Conseil communal with 100 members
Area [1]
• Total	41.37 km2 (15.97 sq mi)
Elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)
Highest elevation (Jorat)	929.4 m (3,049.2 ft)
Lowest elevation (Lake Léman)	372 m (1,220 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	139,111
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Demonym	French: Lausannois(e)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1000–1018
SFOS number	5586
Localities	Le Chalet-à-Gobet, Montblesson, Montheron, Ouchy, Vernand-Dessous, Vernand-Dessus, Vers-chez-les-Blanc
Surrounded by	Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Ecublens, Epalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), Maxilly-sur-Léman (FR-74), Montpreveyres, Morrens, Neuvecelle (FR-74), Prilly, Pully, Renens, Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Saint-Sulpice, Savigny
Website	www.lausanne.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics